Jordan Spieth’s tee shot on 16 Friday got here at an expense.
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Jordan Spieth’s week didn’t go the way in which he deliberate, going residence empty-handed after lacking the reduce on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, his hometown event.
However one fan following Spieth Friday left TPC Craig Ranch with a $20 invoice, a signed golf ball from the three-time main winner, an enormous welt on his elbow and an unbelievable story.
It began when Spieth teed off on the sixteenth gap Friday at 5 beneath for the week, one shot off the eventual 36-hole reduce.
On the 495-yard par-4, Spieth began his tee ball down the fitting aspect of the green. However in an all-too-relatable method, Spieth’s gaze shifted to the fitting, he stretched his membership in the identical course to sign to the gallery forward.
“FORE!” he shouted.
“Get so fortunate, please,” he begged.
Miraculously, it did.
The ball landed proper of the green and kicked useless left, again into the brief grass.
How?
“What did that hit, Colt?” Golf Channel analyst Johnson Wagner requested on-course reporter Colt Knost.
“That hit a gentleman’s forearm, I imagine,” Knost replied.
Fortunately for Spieth, his ball bounced off the elbow of a preoccupied spectator who was sitting on the bottom proper of the green. The spectator averted critical damage, however Spieth’s fortunate break got here on the expense of a darkish, golf-ball-sized welt on his left elbow.
However like a real Professional, Spieth went just a little additional than a signed glove for the fan, particularly given the way it stored his probabilities of making the reduce alive.
Earlier than hitting his second shot, Spieth discovered the fan alongside the rope line.
“Sorry about that,” the 13-time PGA Tour winner mentioned, handing the person a signed golf ball and a $20 invoice. “Beers on me.”
Judging by the look of that welt, he’ll want these beers for the remainder of the weekend.
Sadly for Spieth, the fortunate break was not enoguh to assist him stick round for the weekend on the Nelson. His second discovered the inexperienced, however some 60-feet from the flag. His first putt didn’t get inside 10 toes and he missed the prolonged par-saver.
That bogey dropped him to 4 beneath and he parred the ultimate two holes to overlook the weekend by two.
